| A home theater needs to be functional before it's | | | | theseating area. The seating area is located around |
| anythingelse. Those who have put in the expense to | | | | what somerefer to as the "sweet spot" because |
| build a "theater"in their home need to be sure the | | | | during the actionscenes in intense movies when the |
| sound and visual andplacement of seating is just right | | | | music swells, thevibrations of that sound are felt in the |
| before they'll delveinto decorating, but when that time | | | | seating area. Allof this is necessary for the functionality |
| comes, there are sometips to add to the room | | | | of the theaterroom. What's left is what you have to |
| aesthetically without taking awayany of the | | | | decorate. |
| functionality. | | | | In order to keep the functionality of a theater room, |
| A room of this sort is bound to have floor speakers, | | | | youmust realize that the room needs to be dark. This |
| andspeakers that surround your peripherals and | | | | is noroom for growing plants or bright colors painted on |
| centrally locatedspeakers for both the front and back | | | | thewall. Rich earthy tones will work here. Along with |
| of the sitting area. Insome of the newer homes or the | | | | this,keep knickknacks to a minimum. This room is for |
| more expensive remodels, some,if not all, of these | | | | viewingthe television, not your china collection. Do not |
| speakers may be placed in the walls ofthe home. Yet | | | | placefragile things in this room. There will be much |
| usually the floor speakers will remain out andnear the | | | | vibrationin this room and that may cause a fragile item |
| television. The tops of which may be a | | | | to fallfrom its perch and break. Keep your decor |
| primeopportunity for knickknacks when decorating. | | | | simple here. |
| There may beshelving on the walls in this room for | | | | Use rugs to add color to the room and hang pictures |
| speakers or forremote controls. Those shelves are | | | | toadd depth to the walls. Do not clutter up this room |
| also a great place fordecorative touches. | | | | withmuch more than this. |
| A typical theater room is designed something like this: | | | | Before anything else, a home theater needs to be |
| Thetelevision is centrally located either mounted on the | | | | functional. |
| wallor standing just in front of it. There are floor | | | | If you'll also entertain in this room, keep your decor to |
| speakerson either side of the television and another | | | | aminimum and use unbreakable items. Add color |
| smaller speakercentrally located above the TV. There | | | | through the meansdiscussed above and be okay with |
| will be more speakerseither mounted or on stands | | | | a sparsely decorated room. |
| placed on either side of theseating area and one more | | | | It will provide much enjoyment and sometimes simple |
| speaker centrally located behindthe seating area. | | | | reallyis best. |
| Finally, there will be a special speakercalled a | | | | Article written by Lee Dobbins. |
| subwoofer placed somewhere to the side of | | | | |